Art & Design 2012 Entry

What�is�Textile�Design?

Lizzy Jackson AS Textile Design

What�support�will�I�receive?

Rebecca Dixon A2 Textile Design

Hannah Owen A2 Textile Design Hannah Rodick AS Textile Design

A range of supportive measures are designed for you to succeed. Lesson structure

places great emphasis on teaching and learning and within Art and Design a one-to-

one approach is very much in evidence. Lessons are only one aspect of course

delivery. Individual tutorials enable students to discuss their progress in more detail.

Homework provides the opportunity for a weekly assessment and feedback on

progress, whilst unit feedback is more detailed. Opportunities exist for students to

work in the studios over lunch, break times and after college. Tutors offer support in

suggesting suitable gallery visits and sources of information for research purposes.

Technical support is available in terms of support staff who will assist in workshop

procedures. Tutors are open and friendly and lessons are lively and engaging. We

have received the highest praise for student support in inspections of the department.

Many students go on to study the Art Foundation

National Diploma, and then access Higher Education.

There are many universities offering courses relating to

Textile Design. These may include Women’s Wear, Men’s

Wear, Styling, Marketing and Fashion Photography.

What�will�the�courseprepare�me�for?

Texture, surface, natural form, dreams and cities

are a few of the diverse influences used to inspire

creative and innovative design ideas within the

areas of Textile Design.

Students explore visual information to develop

creative investigations into textiles and fashion.

Experimentation into techniques and processes

includes stitch, print, dye, knit and garment

construction, to develop understanding of shape,

form, pattern, texture and colour.

All practical work is underpinned by critical

analysis of appropriate sources. Students are

encouraged to visit exhibitions and galleries.

Research methods including drawing, collecting,

and mood boards will be used to generate a

wealth of ideas. Students’ diverse and individual

approaches can be realised in a variety of

outcomes including fine art textiles, fashion

design, illustration and textile design.

AS/A2 Textile�DesignExam Board:AQA

Peter FrostHead of Department

Graphic Communication Tutor

Mark BradleyFine Art Tutor

Elizabeth OliverFine Art &

Photography Tutor

David FoxGraphic Communication Tutor

Meet�the�Staff

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The broadest of all the individual specialisms,

Fine Art covers a wide variety of media and

techniques.

These include traditional drawing, painting and

sculpture alongside the more contemporary

installation art, film, photography, printmaking,

performance and digital imagery. You will have the

opportunity at A2 to develop these interests further.

Students are encouraged to explore media to the

full in order to best express their ideas.

What�is�Fine�Art?

Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher

Education. There are many universities offering courses relating to Fine Art including:

Printmaking, Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Performance, and Interactive Arts.

The Advanced Level Fine Art course will give you a broad base of art skills and practices.

What�will�the�courseprepare�me�for?

Vikki LeechTextile Design Tutor

Claire PenkettPhotography Tutor

Technical�Support:John Whittingham

Katie Shallcross

Maxine Lee

The Department is certainly busy and has a lively atmosphere, which we believe to be

conducive to learning. Students who have been interviewed, without exception, comment on

the supportive, friendly nature of the tutors and the progress, satisfaction, enjoyment they have

experienced in the department. The tutors are committed to providing the highest quality

teaching and learning possible.

All art subjects are housed in the recently opened, two-storey Centre for Art and Design

offering superbly equipped studios and the latest technology. Computer facilities are available

in separate suites. All computers are equipped with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and

Premiere. There is a dark room, kiln room, dye room, sewing room, and workshop. There are

nine specialist art tutors and two technicians in the department.

Every effort is made to display student work with the highlight of the year being the Creative

Arts Evening which features an exhibition of art and design work. Talented and conscientious

students could achieve our annual financial award.

What�is�the�Art�&�Designdepartment�like?

Meet�the�Staff

Elisha Cieslar A2 Fine Art

Emma Gifford AS Fine Art

Erin Bradley AS Fine Art

Claire Lynn A2 Fine Art

AS/A2 Fine�ArtExam Board:AQA

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Many students go on to study the Art Foundation National Diploma, and then access Higher

Education. There are many universities offering Graphic Design courses. The focus of study can

vary, from Advertising to Illustration, Animation to Creative Direction and Web Design. The AS/A2

course will develop your ICT skills and photographic skills, as well as allowing you to explore a

wide range of art practices. Employment opportunities are varied in graphic design and span

the world of publishing, animation, TV, web design, typography and music.

What�will�the�courseprepare�me�for?

How�can�I�enrich�my�studies?The department organises a three day visit to London each year, usually taking in the Turner

Prize. Major galleries and museums are visited including Tate Britain and Modern, V&A,

National Portrait Gallery, and Whitechapel.

You are also encouraged to visit the museums and galleries in the area, including Tate

Liverpool, Walker Gallery and:

• for 3D Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre and Whitworth Gallery;

• for Textile Design students, the Bluecoat Display Centre, Harris Museum, Platt

Museum of Costume, Whitworth Art Gallery;

• for Fine Art, Graphic Communication and Photography students: Urbis, Cornerhouse

and Open Eye.

Stephanie O'Hara

AS Graphic Communication

Abygail Bradley A2 Graphic

Communication

Amy Francis AS Graphic

Communication

Matthew Riley

A2 Graphic Communication

It’s about communication – visual

communication using words, images,

ideas, sounds and movement. Graphics is

grounded in the world, culture and

commerce that surround us.

Using technology alongside the more

traditional art forms (drawing and painting)

you will explore project-based

assignments. Based on the commercial

world of graphic design, projects will

develop skills in communication,

collaboration and presentation.

Students have the opportunity to

experience: surface graphics, typography,

photography and image manipulation, TV

identity and promotion, animation and

motion graphics.

What�is�GraphicCommunication?

AS/A2 Graphic�CommunicationExam Board:AQA

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